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15BM-500B


The P.Audio 15BM-500B is a high output wide bandwidth transducer. The 15BM-500B is a highly upgraded design that features many of P.Audio’s new technologies and performance upgrades. The 15 inch (381mm) diameter piston will produce extremely high sound pressure levels at both low and mid band frequencies and is ideal for high level response in both live sound and recorded music venues. The transducer has a rated bandwidth of 45Hz to 3500Hz. The transducer uses high energy ferrite magnetics to achieve a very high acoustic output to weight ratio. The 15BM-500B has been optimized for use in two way or three way sound reinforcement systems.

The 15BM-500B employs a medium format 3.25 inch (82.5mm) diameter voice coil that provides an AES rated 500 watts of continuous power handling and a full 2000 watts of peak rated power handling when sufficient amplifier headroom is available. The 15BM-500B utilizes P.Audio’s Auto Balanced Cooling (ABC) technology to not only improve transducer power handling and reliability but to also increase power compression performance by carefully balancing and directing airflow to critical areas.

The voice coil design is a bobbin wound geometry with P.Audio’s circular wire technology in an inside/outside geometry to insure very high conversion efficiency. The P.Audio circular wire technology and inside/outside winding configuration provides a very large cross-sectional area that substantially improves system cooling and reduces power compression.

The system suspension has been designed specifically for high linear displacement and extended low frequency response. The 15BM-500B also features a single spider configuration that provides system reliability and mechanical control.

The transducer chassis is a die cast aluminum design that insures a very high degree of structural integrity.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

  Nominal diameter   381 mm/15 in
  Power rating   500 W(AES)
  Nominal impedance   8Ω
  Sensitivity   97 dB
  Frequency range   45-3500 Hz
  Chassis type   Cast aluminum
  Magnet type   Ferrite
  Magnet weight   2.9 kg/103.9 oz
  Voice coil diameter   82.5 mm/3.25 in
  Coil material   CCA-W
  Former material   Glass fiber
  Cone material   Paper
  Surround material   Cloth
  Suspension   Single
  X-max   4.8 mm/0.19 in
  Gap depth   10.0 mm/0.39 in
  Voice coil winding width   19.6 mm/0.77 in
  Packing dimension WxDxH (mm)   430 x 430 x 220
  Net weight   10.2 kg/22.5 lb
  Shipping weight   11.3 kg/24.9 lb

FEATURES

  • 3.25” Voice Coil
  • 2000 Watts Peak Power Handling
  • Ferrite Magnetics
  • Precision Circular Inside/Outside Wire Geometry
  • Die Cast Aluminum Chassis

SMALL SIGNAL PARAMETERS

  Re   5.5Ω
  Fs   41 Hz
  Mms   90 g/3.17 oz
  Mmd   74.95 g/2.64 oz
  Qms   4.21
  Qes   0.41
  Qts   0.37
  Vas   183.44 lt/6.48 ft3
  SD   881 cm2
  BI   17.76 Tm
  Cms   1.7e-04 m/N
  Rms   5.51 Ns/m
  Le (at 1kHz)   0.43 mH

15BM-500B


The P.Audio 15BM-500B is a high output wide bandwidth transducer. The 15BM-500B is a highly upgraded design that features many of P.Audio’s new technologies and performance upgrades. The 15 inch (381mm) diameter piston will produce extremely high sound pressure levels at both low and mid band frequencies and is ideal for high level response in both live sound and recorded music venues. The transducer has a rated bandwidth of 45Hz to 3500Hz. The transducer uses high energy ferrite magnetics to achieve a very high acoustic output to weight ratio. The 15BM-500B has been optimized for use in two way or three way sound reinforcement systems.

The 15BM-500B employs a medium format 3.25 inch (82.5mm) diameter voice coil that provides an AES rated 500 watts of continuous power handling and a full 2000 watts of peak rated power handling when sufficient amplifier headroom is available. The 15BM-500B utilizes P.Audio’s Auto Balanced Cooling (ABC) technology to not only improve transducer power handling and reliability but to also increase power compression performance by carefully balancing and directing airflow to critical areas.

The voice coil design is a bobbin wound geometry with P.Audio’s circular wire technology in an inside/outside geometry to insure very high conversion efficiency. The P.Audio circular wire technology and inside/outside winding configuration provides a very large cross-sectional area that substantially improves system cooling and reduces power compression.

The system suspension has been designed specifically for high linear displacement and extended low frequency response. The 15BM-500B also features a single spider configuration that provides system reliability and mechanical control.

The transducer chassis is a die cast aluminum design that insures a very high degree of structural integrity.